Branchport News

Thanksgiving is over, but the holidays are just beginning. Finger Lakes wineries offer some wonderful sparkling and dessert wines that will add a special note to any meal or gathering.

The state Department of Transportation will speed up reconstruction of state Route 54A in Yates County.

Grape growers in the Finger Lakes region had been hoping for an average size crop this season, even though a cold summer and fall has delayed the harvest.

Hunt Country Vineyards in Branchport, Yates County, has installed a small vertical-axis wind turbine that generates up to 1.2 kilowatts of electricity.

Cayuga Lake could become the centerpiece of a $50 million, 40,000 square-foot museum and cultural complex.

From Rochester: 60 to 70 miles, about a 11 2-hour drive. Attraction: Wineries along the Keuka Lake Wine Trail will host the Harvest Tour of Food & Wine.

The folks at the Western Monroe Historical Society started their fall cleaning early this year in preparation for the annual Peddlers' Market at the Morgan-Manning House in Brockport on Saturday, Sept.

This essay could easily be called 'How I Spent My Summer Vacation.' However, there's no classroom to hear my rendition.

As part of the 30th Anniversary Year Celebration, Camp Good Days and Special Times will host a special 30th Anniversary Reunion Weekend, Friday, October 2, 2009 through Sunday, October 4, 2009.

The bar, restaurant and kitchen areas of the Pine Grove Inn Restaurant in Pulteney were destroyed by fire Wednesday night.

Gary Mervis can rattle off statistics about cancer without a trace of uncertainty, and then he'll tell you what those numbers mean: more support is needed for cancer patients.

Gary Mervis can rattle off statistics about cancer without a trace of uncertainty, and then he'll tell you what those numbers mean: more support is needed for cancer patients.

Belhurst Winery in Geneva won two top awards in a label and packaging competition that drew numerous New York wineries last month in Canandaigua.

Now, the presence of the flu is affecting attendance at summer camps. Eighty children were set to attend the Muscular Dystrophy Association camp at Rotary Lodge beginning next Saturday.

In 25 years, I have not seen such a bird as the Bobolink on our property. That's because the Bobolink is in decline; it is a grassland breeder, and Americans have lost much of our prairie and grassland, plus what we have we mow too often.

Hunt Country Vineyards in Branchport, near Keuka Lake, is run by the Hunt family.